[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "When an old man and an old woman commit adultery, stone them to death immediately." Amr said, when this verse was revealed, I went to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him if I should write it. It seemed as if he disliked that idea, so Amr said to him, "Do you not see that when an old man who is married commits adultery, he is flogged and stoned, but if he is not married, only flogging is applied, and when a married woman commits adultery, she is stoned?"

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ» فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَكْتُبُهَا؟ فَكَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمْرٌو «أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّ الشَّيْخَ إِذَا زَنَى وَقَدْ أُحْصِنَ جُلِدَ وَرُجِمَ وَإِذَا لَمْ يُحْصِنْ جُلِدَ وَأَنَّ الثَّيِّبَ إِذَا زَنَى وَقَدْ أُحْصِنَ رُجِمَ»

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When an old man and an old woman commit adultery, stone them to death." 'Umar said, "When this verse was revealed, I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'Write it for me.' Shu'bah said, 'It seems that he disliked that.' 'Umar said, 'Don't you see that an old man, if he does not marry, he is whipped, and if a young man commits adultery after having been married, he is stoned to death?'"

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا أَلْبَتَّةَ» قَالَ عُمَرُ لَمَّا أُنْزِلَتْ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَكْتِبْنِيهَا قَالَ شُعْبَةُ كَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّ الشَّيْخَ إِذَا لَمْ يُحْصَنْ جُلِدَ وَأَنَّ الشَّابَّ إِذَا زَنَا وَقَدْ أُحْصِنَ رُجِمَ؟

"عَنْ كَثيرِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ قَالَ: كَانَ ابْنُ الْعَاصِ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِت يَكْتُبَانِ الْمَصَاحِفَ، فَمَرَّا عَلَى هَذِهِ الآيَةِ، فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ يَقُولُ: الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ فَارجُمُوهَما الْبَتَّةَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ فَقلْتُ: اكتُبْنِيها، فَكَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّ الشَّيْخَ إِذَا زَنَى وَقَدْ أُحْصِنَ جُلِدَ وَرُجِمَ، وَإِذَا لَمْ يُحْصَنْ جُلِدَ، وَأَنَّ الشَّابَّ إِذَا زَنَى وَقَدْ أُحْصِنَ رُجِمَ؟ ! ".